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BMW Unveils XM Label Red ‘Safety Car’ For 2024 MotoGP Motorcycle Racing Season
BMW has unveiled a brand new BMW XM Label Red ‘Safety Car’ for 2024 MotoGP Motorcycle Racing season.
First time a high-performance car with an electric drive system will lead the field in the pinnacle of motorcycle racing.
The BMW XM Label Red is equipped with various safety car elements, including additional flashing front lights.
It also features safety car roof bar, a front splitter, Recaro seats, six-point racing harness, and a fire extinguisher.
Dorna Sports CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta and CEO of BMW M Franciscus van Meel has officially unveiled the new BMW XM Label Red Safety Car for the upcoming 2024 MotoGP season at the finale of the 2023 MotoGP season in the Spanish city of Valencia.
The new safety car, which takes over from the M3 Competition Safety Car of the 2022 season, will see action for the first time at the opening round of the 2024 season, which takes place in Qatar in March.
XM Label Red playing a major role on the track will be the first time that a high-performance car with an electric drive system will lead the field in the pinnacle of motorcycle racing.
“BMW M GmbH enters its 26th season as ‘Official Car of MotoGP’ in 2024. The company has always tasked itself with employing its technical innovations to help ensure safety at the racetrack,” said Ezpeleta.
“The BMW XM Label Red Safety Car is another genuine highlight in the fleet of high-performance automobiles in use in MotoGP. We are already looking forward to seeing it on the track in Qatar.”
The BMW XM Label Red is equipped with various safety car elements, including additional flashing front lights, the safety car roof bar, a front splitter, Recaro seats, six-point racing harness, and a fire extinguisher.
“It is a logical step for the most powerful BMW M automobile we have ever rolled out to be the new figurehead of our safety car fleet in MotoGP,” said van Meel. “The first MotoGP Safety Car with an electric drive system is clear evidence of our striving for new, future-oriented technologies.”
